Milford police are warning gym-goers to be on alert after multiple car break-ins at local fitness centers.
Police said they are investigating a string of the crimes outside athletic facilities.
Police said the suspects targeted cars parked outside the Edge Fitness, YMCA and LA Fitness in town during the after-work rush Tuesday
The suspect or suspects smashed the windows of three cars and snatched valuables.
The vehicles were locked, police said, but the valuables were in plain sight.
“Pretty brazen for someone to go in there, break glass and to take items. There’s a lot of people in those facilities, in the parking lot that time of the day,” Milford Police Officer Mike DeVito said.
Investigators said the thieves got away with items such as purses, wallets, handbags or laptops.
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“Usually if people are working out at a gym between five and six o’clock they’re most likely coming from work. So you get people leaving their items, their valuables in the car,” DeVito said.
Police have upped patrols around the gyms, and warned drivers to try to hide any valuables left in the car.
Officers said because thefts inside gyms can also be a problem, that safely storing items inside your car is your better bet, if you can’t leave them at home.
Anyone with information on the break-ins is asked to contact police.
